Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 2.4% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Post-demographic dividend, 1986–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Post-demographic dividend stood at 2.4%.
That represents a change of up 12.0% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 6.6% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2018.
That places Post-demographic dividend 43rd out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 5.8% | — |
| 1987 | 6.6% | +13.3% |
| 1988 | 5.4% | -18.6% |
| 1989 | 5.9% | +10.1% |
| 1990 | 5.2% | -12.6% |
| 1991 | 5.4% | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 5.4% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 4.8% | -11.4% |
| 1994 | 4.6% | -5.2% |
| 1995 | 4.4% | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 4.1% | -6.9% |
| 1997 | 5.0% | +20.6% |
| 1998 | 5.0% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 5.1% | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 4.1% | -19.7% |
| 2001 | 3.4% | -16.9% |
| 2002 | 3.3% | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 2.9% | -13.3% |
| 2004 | 3.1% | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 2.8% | -10.6% |
| 2006 | 2.5% | -10.5% |
| 2007 | 2.8% | +12.3% |
| 2008 | 2.9% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 2.4% | -17.1% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | +10.3% |
| 2011 | 2.7% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 2.9% | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 2.8% | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | -22.0% |
| 2016 | 2.2% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 2.4% | +12.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.9% | 5.4% | 6.6% | 4 |
| 1990s | 4.9% | 4.1% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 2.4% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.2% | 2.9% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
More education data for Post-demographic dividend
- Population ages 15-64 63.8% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0589 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.5377 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 66.45 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.8% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 84.27 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.08 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Post-demographic dividend?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Post-demographic dividend was 2.4% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 6.6% in 1987.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2018.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 43rd out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of adolescents of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official lower secondary school age.